All Stories by Lynessa

A fun-filled historical cruise that took my sister and I through Southeast Alaska from Juneau down to Seattle in August. We saw living history with our crew from the Gold Rush era. There was not a dull moment with wildlife and culture abounding, especially the whales!

We discovered the great rich variety Chile has to offer from end to end. We began in the Fjords of Patagonia and cruised along from glacier to glacier. We disembarked in Puerto Natales and relaxed at Remota Lodge for a few days. Our private fly-fishing excursion was the highlight of our stay. We did a whirlwind tour through Torres del Paine …

Every year at Adventure Life, we bring out the ugly Christmas sweaters for a friendly competition in the office. There is a lot of creativity from staff that makes this such a fun office tradition! This year, Haley won with an amazing ensemble she put together. Happy Holidays to all!

Our Panama adventure in November was one of our best trips ever as a couple. We had fantastic guides and loved learning about the people, the land and the wildlife from Panama City to Boquete to Bocas del Toro and back to Panama City. We even got to enjoy the best coffee I've ever had! What an adventure!

Betty from our Adventure Life Ecuador office has finally made it to visit us in Montana! We were so excited to host Betty and her family for the past week as they explored the beautiful Northwest including Yellowstone National Park. We celebrated Marcelo's birthday together will all of our staff members and families at Silver Park in Missoula. …

Adventure Life partnered with our amazing travelers, Karol & Richard Popkin, to fund a elementary school teacher at Selva Negra School in Nicaragua. See photos from the school of Mirthel teaching.

My husband and I decided to plan a last minute trip to Mexico in December of 2014. We spent a week in La Paz and went out each day for different excursions. Our favorites were swimming with the whale sharks, snorkeling with sea lions at Espiritu Santo, and relaxing at Balandra beach.

We celebrated our intern, Yibo, on Friday morning with a pancake and waffle breakfast! Yibo has spent the semester as our Chinese Language Business Development Intern helping us with market research and other tasks. He brought a unique perspective on student travel to our team as well. We will miss his presence around the office! Happy travels, …

Our Galapagos and Ecuador Adventure in 2012 was one of the most amazing destinations we have been to with the wildlife, culture, and diverse terrain. We did the 9-day multisport tour to San Cristobal, Isabela, and Santa Cruz. Afterwards we did an extension to Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge on mainland Ecuador. There was never a dull moment of …

Adventure Lifers got together one evening to try out the newest climbing gym in town. When we're not off on adventures in Antarctica or cruising the Galapagos, we enjoy exploring in our own backyard. Freestone climbing was kind enough to host us for the evening as our friends and families enjoyed stretching our muscles before the long winter …

This spring, my husband and I set off to explore Belize on our custom Adventure's in Paradise Tour. We began by relaxing on the beach in Ambergris. Then we were on to a luxurious stay at Hamanasi Dive Resort to swim with the sea creatures that abound. Finally we ended our Belize tour at Pooks Hill Jungle Lodge with excursions to the ATM Cave and …

The pyramids are only the beginning. Dive into thousands of years of ancient history.

Our Peru travels took us from Lake Titicaca to the Sacred Valley and the fantastic Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. We started with many flight complications, but we finished our Peru trip with a few days in Cusco where we explored the ruins and the amazing scenery. Good people, great food and inspiring culture is what made this trip so great!

Adventure Life partnered this year with our amazing travelers, Karol & Richard Popkin, for a grant to the Hogar de Niñas girls shelter in Granada, Nicaragua. The girls come to the shelter as orphans or if they are not able to live at home due to abuse or poverty. Out of these troubled backgrounds, the nuns at the shelter strive to give the …

We invited Carrie from Missoula's own Oula Fitness to teach an Oula class for some of us at Adventure Life! It was a fun class and we can't wait to do it again! If you haven't heard of oula, I'd describe it as a class that merges Zumba and Top 40 or hip hop dance. And it was created in our own backyard here in Missoula, MT. Trip Planner, Mary …

Every Friday afternoon, Adlifers take part in our Barre class offered at the office in our break room. Barre is a combination of Ballet and Pilates and uses eccentric movements to help elongate muscles and transform your body. A fun and exhausting hour spent! And another awesome perk of working at Adventure Life

Our Adventure Life staff competed in the 2012 Bike Walk Bus Week in Missoula and won again this year! The event is a competition between local businesses to which will have the highest employee participation for commuting sustainably. Our staff biked, walked, carpooled, and bused their way to victory again. Check out the crowning ceremony at …

Adventure Life is moving! Construction on a new office building across town has begun! We're excited for our new home and can't wait to see the finished product. We are excited to have beautiful Missoula as our home. Take a tour through with us as the building takes shape!

You may already know this, but the Adventure Life staff is full of adventurous and active people. Several of them enjoy running and have been involved in races this past year. This specifically was for the Missoula Marathon. Here's a few of them!

June 20th is World Refugee Day - a day we remember those around the globe who are forced to flee their homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and violence. Adventure Life was one of the sponsors for a Soccer Tournament & Community Celebration this past weekend put on by Soft Landing Missoula - http://softlandingmissoula.org. The …

Adventure Life has had a long standing partnership with Mantay Shelter in Cusco, Peru. The shelter provides a safe place for young pregnant women who have been victims of domestic violence. They stay at the shelter and learn new skills to provide for their families in the future. Adventure Life approved a grant for funding to help with unsafe and …

Our Adventure Life staff had the opportunity to give back to the community with United Way's National Day of Action, June 21st. We grabbed our work gloves and headed out of the office to volunteer at Orchard Gardens. This project is a part of Garden City Harvest, which builds community through agriculture by growing produce with and for people …

Adventure Life staff competed and won in May 2013 for the Missoula In Motion Commuter Challenge. Our staff did 90% of our commutes sustainably over a two week period. We also accepted the Transportation Best Practices Award for the first time this year. Adventure Life had a empanada lunch at the office to reward staff for their commitment to …

Recently, Adventure Life employees took a Saturday together to brave the rapids of the mighty Lochsa River in Idaho. The Lochsa River is pronounced “lock-saw” which means rough water in the Nez Perce Language. It has 37 Class III, 25 Class IV, and two Class V rapids that had us alert and ready for anything. For some of us this was our first …